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Year Five ~ Jigger
• Faith and Life 5
• My Path to Heaven by Geoffrey Bliss
• Our Lady's Book by Lauren Ford
• Stories of the Child Jesus from Many Lands by A. Fowler Lutz
• CHC's Saint Comprehension Book
• Exploring the Mass from Catholic Heritage Curricula (CHC)
• Life of Fred: Fractions by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
• Calculadder 2
• What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? by Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung
• The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
• My Catholic Speller: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Language of God: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• CHC Handwriting Book
• Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
• The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
• Story of the World I by Susan Wise Bauer
• Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
• Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster
• Of Courage Undaunted by James Daugherty
• Catholic Geography Bee by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Map Skills: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Latina Christiana I by Cheryl Lowe
• Rummy Roots
• English from the Roots Up
• Le Francais Facile (The Easy French) by Marie Fillon
• Art Through Faith
• A Catholic Garden of Puzzles by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Black Holes and Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard
• The Universe in my Hands by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Pilgrim's of the Holy Family by Catholic Heritage Curricula

Year Nine ~ Piper
• Introduction to Catholicism: A Complete Course (the Didache Series) by James Socias
• Beginning Apologetics 1: How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith by Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham
• The Meaning of Vocation by Pope John Paul II
• Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
• Calculadder 6
• Mindbenders
• Typing Instructor CD-ROM
• The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
• Assorted Classical Literature Selections (one per week)
• Warriner's Grammar, Third Course
• Vocabulary
• Christ and the Americas, from Catholic Heritage Curricula
• History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer
• Catholic Geography Bee by Catholic Heritage Curricula
• Rummy Roots
• English from the Roots Up
• Henle Latin, Year One by Fr. Henle
• Le Francais Facile (The Easy French) by Marie Fillon
• Edible Wild Plants
• Fur Trapping in North America
• Ecology and Field Biology (text)
• Assorted library and internet resources
• National Geographic Magazine
• Popular Mechanics Magazine
• Smithosonian Magazine

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Happiest at Home...

Dec. 10, 2008

Conversation with a 10 Year Old...

Posted in The Daily Grind

In an attempt to ascertain why Jigger has been avoiding practicing dance, the following conversation took place:

Mom: If you don't practice, you won't get better. If you don't get better, you won't move up.
Jigger (pouting): I know. But maybe I will get better.
Mom: Without practicing?
Jigger (defiantly): Yeah.
Mom (snort): Really? How?
Jigger: I don't know. Maybe there are 1 or 2 ways I could get better.
Mom: Yeah? Name them.
Jigger (in all seriousness): I don't know. The first is a miracle, the second is maybe I practice.
Mom (dissolved into laughter)

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Dec. 10, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by letshomeschool

Is Jigger your oldest? My older child always has a reasoning for everything. It's scary.

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Dec. 10, 2008 - =o)

Posted by CelticMom

Scarily enough, he is NOT the oldest, but the youngest.... I'm very afraid for the upcoming teen years, LOL!

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Dec. 10, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 40winkzzz

Sounds logical to me!... sort of. So he's a pretty smart kid. Basically he's admitted that it would take a miracle for him to get better w/o practicing.

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Dec. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Sandpiper

Too funny! Miracles do happen!!

I can identify with your little story below. I always have oodles of ideas that I want to post about and never the time to post them.

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Dec. 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jenn4him

Got to love the way kids think.
Jenn

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Dec. 13, 2008 - What a hoot!

Posted by tiredmom

I can totally relate however, as when I was in high school no less I decided that it wasn't necessary to study for an upcoming geometry test as SOMEBODY had invented these proofs in the past and, hey, I'll just figure it out myself on the actual test. Needless to say this was not a shining academic moment.

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Dec. 15, 2008 - Conversation

Posted by basketflat

Was that a real conversation?! Your son really has a real wry sense of humor. LOL.

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Dec. 16, 2008 - He he

Posted by darcee -simplycatholic.net

they always come up with interesting logic.

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Happy at Home

• Mo Chroi~ Wonderful Husband who makes me laugh and is crazy about me and our kids
• Me (Celtic Mom)~ Happily married to My Heart, mother of two wonderful sons, and passionate about many things, among them being teaching, making our house a home, and exploring my Creative Well
• Piper~ Eldest son who loves being home educated and playing the bagpipes with the local Scottish Pipe Band
• Jigger~ Youngest son who loves keeping up with his brother, and is convinced that someday a sword will once again be a necessary accessory. In other words, he's obsessed with all things medieval.